Intern, Software at Strand Therapeutics in Boston, MA

Summary: Strand Therapeutics is a clinical stage biotechnology company utilizing synthetic biology to genetically program mRNA for immunotherapies. They are seeking an Intern, Software to join their Computational Biology team, where the candidate will design and build software tools to streamline R&D processes in a collaborative environment. Responsibilities: - Design, build, and deploy applications for handling scientific data in collaboration with other scientists and engineers. Applications will be in drug development and integrating biological data - Work with stakeholders across the company to integrate data access and computation through APIs. Integrate 3rd party data sources and tools - Learn the complete software development lifecycle from conception and requirements gathering to implementation, deployment, and operation - Engage with cross-functional project teams and external collaborators to support project planning and execution, and drive adoption of software-based solutions - Develop computational pipelines (e.g., with Nextflow or Snakemake) for a variety of research and development applications, with a particular focus on next-generation sequencing (NGS) data and analysis - Maintain a well-documented, reusable codebase, and demonstrate good software engineering practices Required Qualifications: - On track to graduate with a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computational Biology, Bioengineering, Data Science, or a related discipline - Background in biology/chemistry is highly desired; experience in the biotechnology industry is a strong plus - Comfortable using programming languages, especially Python and JavaScript - Experience with web frameworks like Django or Flask for backend development and/or Vue or React for frontend development is a plus - Knowledge of databases (SQL) - Experience with other data storage and analytics systems is a plus - Comfortable using Unix environments (Linux, shell scripting) - Experience with common software tooling, including version control with git - Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills - Ability to present software concepts to a diverse audience - Ability to multi-task and prioritize to meet important deadlines Required Skills: Python, JavaScript, SQL Important Skills: Django, Flask, Nextflow, Snakemake, Linux Nice-to-Have Skills: Multi-tasking, Collaboration skills